1651
oil
canvas
From the collection of Norton Simon Museum
The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist and St. Elizabeth is a 1651 oil by Nicolas Poussin, a Flemish Baroque painting work, held at Norton Simon Museum.
This painting shows a group of people and a baby outdoors. They are gathered around a woman holding a baby. The woman wears a blue and red robe, and a white headscarf. The baby she holds is naked. A man in a red robe stands behind her, and another man in a yellow robe kneels beside her. In front of her, a group of naked babies play with a vase and a basket. In the background, there is a building, a boat on a body of water, and mountains. The sky is blue with white clouds. The artist who painted this is Nicolas Poussin.
Nicolas Poussin (UK: , US: , French: ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome.
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